Moonlapse Vertigo Lyrics

As recorded by Opeth
From the 1999 Album STILL LIFE
Words and Music by Mikael Akerfeldt
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'L1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'R1'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Left'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Right'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'L2'
Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'R2'
Q.=60
Gtrs I, II
E E S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E
|-----|-7s9-9-9-------------------|-------------------|
|---5-|-5s7-7-7--------7--7-7-----|--7--7-7-7-7---2-2-|
| Gtr V
| Q Q +E Q. +H.
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
| Q. Q. H.
S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E
|---7s=9-9-9-------------------|---------------------|
|---5s=7-7-7--------7--7-7-----|--7--7-7-7-7-----2-2-|
| +E E +E Q. +Q. +E E E
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
| Q. Q. H.
S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E
|-7s9-9-9-------------------|------------------------|
|-5s7-7-7--------7--7-7-----|--7--7-7---7---7----2-2-|
| Q +E Q. +H.
| Gtr VI
| H. Q +E Q.
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
| Q. Q. H.
| +H. Q. Q.
S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E
|---7s=9--9-9--------------------|------------------------|
|---5s=7--7-7---------7--7-7-----|--7--7-7---7---7----2-2-|
| +E E +E Q. +H.
| +E E +E Q. Q +E Q.
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
| Q. Q. H.
| +H. Q. Q.
S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E
|--7s9-9-9-------------------|-------------------------|
|--5s7-7-7--------7--7-7-----|--7--7-7---7---7-----2-2-|
| Q +E Q. +Q. +E E E
| H. Q +E Q.
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
| Q. Q +E H.
|--2----------5-------(5)S==|==12----------------------|
| +H. Q. Q.
S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E
|---7s=9--9-9--------------------|------------------------|
|---5s=7--7-7---------7--7-7-----|--7--7-7---7---7----2-2-|
| +E E +E Q. +H.
| +E E +E Q. Q +E Q.
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
| Q. Q. Q. Q.
| +H. Q. Q.
Gtrs I, II
E S S S S E S S S S
||o--10--10-10--10-10-10--10-10--10-10-|
||o---0---0--0---0--0--0---0--0---0--0-|
| Gtr V
||o------------------------------------|
||o---------------------------7--------|
| Gtr VI
||o-/13-----12--------10---------------|
||o------------------------------------|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
| E. E. E. E. E. E. E. +S S S
|--------------------------7--------|--------------/5----(5)-3p2--|
| E. E. E. E. E. E. E. +S S S
|--------------------------9--------|--------------/7----(7)-5p4--|
E S S S S E S S S S
| S S a S +E. +Q.
|-3p2-3s5-(5)-----(5)---------|
| S S a S +E. +Q.
|-5p4-5s7-(7)-----(7)---------|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
Dm F5 N.C.
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-6--6--6--6-6--6--6--6--6-6-|-----------------------------o||
|-0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0-|--3-(3)-3-3-3-3----------5h7--||
|----------------------------|--3-(3)-3-3-3-3------5h7-----o||
|----------------------------|--0h=1--1-1-1-1--0h1----------||
| E. E. E. +S S S Q S S Q S S
|----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
|--------------/5----(5)-----|-----------------------------o||
| E. E. E. +S S S Q S S Q S S
|-8----10--------------------|-----------------------------o||
|--------------/7----(7)-5p4-|-/7---------5h7-/9-------7----||
|----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
Gtrs III, IV
E S S S S E S S S S
E S S S S E S S S S
||o--10--10-10--10-10-10--10-10--10-10-|
||o------------------------------------|
||o------------------------------------|
||o---------------------------7--------|
||o--13-----12--------10---------------|
||o------------------------------------|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
| E. E. E. E. E. E. E. +S S S
|--------------------------7--------|--------------/5----(5)-3p2-|
| E. E. E. E. E. E. E. +S S S
|--------------------------9--------|---------------7----(7)-5p4-|
E S S S S E S S S S
E S S S S E S S S S
| S S a S +E. +Q.
|-3p2-3s5-(5)-----(5)---------|
| S S a S +E. +Q.
|-5p4-5s7-(7)-----(7)---------|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
Dm F N.C. Asus2
E S S S S E S S S S W W
Gtrs I, II, III, IV
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H.
|-6--6--6--6-6--6--6--6--6-6-|---------------------------o||-------|
|----------------------------|--3-3-3-3-3-3------5h7-----o||-0-----|
| E. E. E. +S S S Q S S Q S S H.
|----------------------------|---------------------------o||-------|
|--------------/5----(5)-----|---------------------------o||-------|
| E. E. E. +S S S Q S S Q S S H.
|-8----10--------------------|---------------------------o||-------|
|--------------/7----(7)-5p4-|-/7-------5h7-/9-------7----||-------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------o||-------|
Q=85
s
Gtrs I, II
>
+H. +H. +W
| Gtrs V, VI
| >
| +H. +H. +W
| Gtr IV G
| H. H. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
W
| W
|trs III, IV
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gtrs III, IV
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------3--------o||
||--------------0---------------0---|-------------0---------2s3---0-2h3---||
||o---2-----2---------2-----2-------|---2-----2-----1-(1)----------------o||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o---------------------------------------|
||o----2------2-----------2------2--------|
| Gtr VI
| E. S +Q E. S +Q
||o---------------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------3-----------o||
|----------------0---------2s3---0-2h=3-----||
|----2------2------1-(1)-------------------o||
| E. S +E. S +Q. S +S
|------------------------------------------o||
|------------------------------------------o||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr V
| E. S +Q E. S +Q
S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|----------------0---------2s3---0-2h=3---|
| E. S +E. S +Q. S +S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|----------------0------------------0---|----------------0---------2s3---0-2h3-|
| E. S +Q E. S +Q E. S +E. S +H
| Gtrs I, II
| PM----------|
| W Q E. S +S S S S S S S S
Heavy Verse
Q=85
$
Gtrs I, II
E. S S S S S +S S E Q E S S +S S E +S S E E E
||o-------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-0--0-5h6---5-(5)s3-0----|--3s=6-6-(6)-5-5-(5)S2-2-2S5-|
||--------------------------|--5s=8-8-(8)-7-7-(7)S4-4-4S7-|
| Gtrs V, VI
| W +W
||o-5-----------------------|-(5)-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ab5 AmAb C N.C. Cm
E. S S S S S +S S E E E E E. S +S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|--0--0-5h6---5-(5)s3-0-0-----|-----7-(7)-0-3-5-6----------------o||
| +W W
|-(5)-------------------------|--8-------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------o||
To Coda
C N.C. B7+9 Esus2 Gmaj7 Esus2 Gmaj7
E. S +S S S S +E. S +Q W
| H H E. S +Q E. S +Q
| Gtrs III, IV
| W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
+W
| E. S +E. S +Q. S +S
| S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|-----------------0---------2s3---0-2h=3-----|
+W
| E. S +Q E. S +Q
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
+W
| E. S +E. S +Q. S +S
| S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|-----------------0---------2s3---0-2h=3---|
Gtrs III, IV
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtrs V, VI
| E. S +Q E. S +Q
S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|----------------0---------2s3---0-2h=3---|
| E. S +E. S +Q. S +S
D.S. al Coda
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|----------------0------------------0---|----------------0---------2s3---0-2h3-|
| E. S +Q E. S +Q E. S +E. S +H
| Gtrs I, II
| PM----------|
| W Q E. S +S S S S S S S S
&
Gtrs I, II
W +W
| Gtrs V, VI
| >
| W +W
| Gtrs III, IV
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|-------------0---------------0---|---------------0---------2s3---0-2h3-|
Gtrs I, II
+W +W
| Gtrs III, IV
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|---------------0---------------0---|---------------0---------2s3---0-2h3-|
Clean Interlude
Gtrs III, IV
E. S +Q E. S +E e E S S +S S E +Q E S S
|--------------3-(3)-3-|-3-3-/5-(5)-5----------0h2-|
S S S S +S S E +E S S E S S
|-----0-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-8s=9--9------|
|-3-----5-(5)-5s=7--(7)-9s10-10-0h2--|
s
S S S S +S S E +Q E S S S S S S E E +Q Q
|-3-----5-(5)-5----------0h2-|-3-----/5---6-(6)--6--|
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
+S S S S Q a E e S S S S e S E S S S
|-------5s6----8s10-------5